Jan Frans van BREDAEL (Antwerp 1686 - 1750) Polish army on the move Oak panel, one board, not parqueted 35.5x46cm Signed and dated lower left "F V BREDA F 1712"; inscribed in pencil on the reverse of the panel "Halte de cavalerie / Wouwermans"; bears two numbers, one in ink "42" net the other in chalk "95"; inscribed on the reverse of the frame "Mr Calviere". Provenance: Collection of the Marquis de Calvière, Château de Vézénobres. To be compared with panels of the same dimensions, bearing the same signature on the lower left and sold in 2010 in Vienna (Palais Kinsky. 20000€). Around 1700, Jan Frans van Bredael worked with his brother Joseph for the art dealer Jacob de Witte. They supplied him with paintings in the style of the famous Philips Wouwerman.